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Portrait of Empress Catherine II
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Portrait of Empress Catherine II
In this dramatic full-length portrait, Catherine II is depicted in
the so-called Slavic dress. Her right hand gestures toward a granite
bust of Peter I behind her, which represents both the political
direction of Catherine's reign and the continuation of Peter I's
ideas.
"Czars: 4...
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pounds 2,000 for bit of china.(News)
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(book reviews)
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Cross and ribbon of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky "Czars: 400 Years of Imperial Grandeur"
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ASK THE GLOBE
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